Anonymous surfing site inserts their own AdSense

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[incrediBILL]

I thought I'd seen everything but the other day I stumbled across the single most vile AdSense web site on the planet.

It's an anonymous surfing site that filters your web page, removes your frame busting code and AdSense, THEN inserts THEIR AdSense at the top of every web page.

I've already reported this to AdSense yesterday so we'll just wait and see how long this site continues to do these evil things or whether Google spanks them.

[sirkei]

Mind to sticky me the url?

[tebrino]

I would like to see this URL too, so I could block all visitors coming from there...

[NoLimits]

Yes, yes - I'd love to see this infraction in person. That's tremendous@!

I just read a thread in another forum where a guy came on bragging about making $2,#*$! in a month with AdSense... he goes on to divulge his url.

Upon further investigation into his source code, nearly every single link on the site, indluding the navigation, title bar, and many other links - were all triggering a JavaScript page load to one of the AdSense ads on the page.

I wish I could see the look on his face 20 some days from now when he can't get into his account and the money is lost. What a moron.

[ann]

Bill, Would you please sticky me the url?

Thanks,

Ann

[jk3210]

Bill, me too, please.

[Woz]

Rather than fill this thread with "me too" posts, please sticky incrediBILL direct.

Thanks all.

Onya
Woz

[spaceylacie]

<edit><oops>just read last post</oops></edit>

[ann]

That is so underhanded I can barely talk, it just makes me sick to see this piece of scum on the web! Google, please STOP THEM NOW.

Ann

[Roadkill]

I have experienced this my self. I check my logs regularly to see where visitors are coming from. It sucks.

[incrediBILL]

Yes, they do turn one's stomach and you won't even believe how I found them!

I was searching for one of MY THREADS in Webmaster World and Google apparently followed the links to WW on their site and they were hijacking threads from THIS VERY FORUM!

I sent the info to Brett who promptly squished access to WW from their site.

[europeforvisitors]

Yes, it's sleazy, and it's definitely against the TOS, but is it any sleazier than framing sites the way The New York Times Co. (oops, I meant About.com) does?

[incrediBILL]

Framing sites isn't a low as ripping someone's ads out of the page.

At least with About we have a fighting chance!

[ann]

and ripping the frame breaking code....darn, what slime pit do these slugs slither out of?

Ann

[RonS]

It's time for the governments to step in and make this stuff a real crime, and do the prosecutin'.

The little guy, even if we could prove damages, how could we possibly sue for the $0.45 or $22.87 lost from one site?

But the government has the power to go on all of our behalves. We wouldn't see any money, but it sure would cast a chill...

[jetteroheller]

The little guy, even if we could prove damages, how could we possibly sue for the $0.45 or $22.87 lost from one site?

When Google terminates his account, Goolge books back all the turn around to the advertisiers, and this can be some $1000.

So I hope to see not only a simple termination, but also a law suit.

[incrediBILL]

Looks like they've been suspended by AdSense as I'm only seeing PSA's now.

Think whoever it is will start a "my accounts been banned" thread in this forum?

One of the fastest Google executions I've seen in a while!

[Tropical Island]

Good work, Bill.

I've been too busy the last couple of days to check out the site but it's nice to see some fast reaction.

[novice]

That was indeed incrediBILL getting rid of that slime bag. :)

[kempozone]

No. Adsense has not disable his/her account. Just checked it.

kz

[incrediBILL]

You see something other than PSAs?

Usually it starts with all PSAs then dies out after a day or two.

[spaceylacie]

I only see PSAs. Yesterday, there were regular ads. Looks like he was nabbed. Good going.

[kempozone]

Yes. I can still see regular ads by google. refreshed it several times.

kz

[ann]

Just looked, PSAs showing.

Way to go Bill, nice catch!

Ann

[spaceylacie]

Now I see PSAs on his main site but "you are not authorized..." in the ad positions when you use the tool to browse other sites.

[incrediBILL]

They appear to be banned from AdSense now and have a big gaping hole at the top of the pages used to be where they inserted the AdSense.

Problem solved :)

[WallyWorld]

"Another one bites the dust"

[kempozone]

yup. I see it now too. Cheaters deserve to be banned/punished.

Good job!

kz

[FromRocky]

Problem solved :)

If you're talking about the same type of sites which I'm looking at. I would say no.

When I searched for "mysite.com/group1" on Google, I couldn't see any pages from this group. What I'm seeing are all pages with "Location via proxy:www.mysite/group1/page1.htm" and an Adsense at the top. All these proxy pages are shown under Supplemental Result. If I use &filter=0, my pages will appear. Thus, all pages from this group have been filtered out because of these proxies.

[incrediBILL]

If you're talking about the same type of sites which I'm looking at. I would say no.

We're talking about a specific site that was removing AdSense code and inserting THEIR AdSense code, not other issues related to proxy servers.

One down, 9,999 to go....